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Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that's your priority. It's the only way you can be successful.

Wayne Gretzky

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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
Ice Hockey Coach
Ice Hockey Player
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The Corporation of the City of Brantford
The Great One
Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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I have absolutely no complaints about my life. But people think I got handed everything, all this kind of fell in my lap, that I was just God-gifted with all this talent. I wanted people to realize it's a lot tougher than just waking up one day and you're in the NHL.
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I think the greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can't replace that experience with anything.
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